Stafford County reminds residents not to pour fats, oils, and grease down the drain this holiday season.
These substances harden and clog pipes and drains in homes and within the county-maintained sewer system.
Atlantic Builders and its employees hosted its sixth annual Holiday Hope campaign and donated $18,000 to community organizations in Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Waynesboro.
For the sixth year in a row, Atlantic’s team of employees has raised funds for those in need in their local community through the employee-led Holiday Hope campaign. They have now given approximately $85,000 to local community organizations. Countless families have been provided for during the Holidays–including over 130 children in Spotsylvania alone–through this annual charitable giving campaign that lasts from November into mid-December.
By Madison Hirneisen
(The Center Square) – A commission of Virginia state lawmakers voted Monday to file an objection to the Virginia Department of Education’s proposed 2022 model policy for schools, which outlines new rules for how schools handle a student’s gender identity that have been labeled anti-trans by opponents.
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High school students from across the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) region are invited to participate in Dialogue for Democracy at George Mason University!
Hosted by the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, this event offers high school students an opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations about democracy, civic engagement, and the importance of understanding different perspectives.
Police arrested an Alexandria man accused of assaulting a police officer during a shoplifting case at a Walmart in July.
On July 11 at 9:29 a.m., officers responded to Walmart to investigate a shoplifter. Before officers arrived at the store, store security personnel detained a man, later identified as the accused, who was observed putting items into a backpack before walking towards the exit, where he encountered security personnel.
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Willie Deutsch will run to reclaim the Coles District seat on the Prince William County School Board.
Deutsch, 33, posted a video to Facebook to announce his campaign. In it, the Republican cited a widening achievement gap in the state’s second-largest school division, which has been growing since the lockdowns of the 2020 pandemic.
Political newcomer Kerensa Sumers is the first Democrat to enter the race for Gainesville supervisor
(Prince William Times — metred paywall) Kerensa Sumers, 39, of Manassas, has announced her bid to represent the Gainesville District on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors in the wake of former supervisor Pete Candland’s resignation. She is the first and only Democrat so far to officially throw her hat in the ring.
Stafford County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Thomas Taylor will meet with residents for his first “Listen and Learn” session of 2023.
The meeting is open to the public and will be held Tuesday, January 17, at Hartwood Elementary School, 14 Shackleford Road, in Hartwood. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m.
Colleges / Universities
Germanna Community College — Due to inclement weather all Germanna locations will open at 10 AM on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. [Twitter]
For the 25th consecutive year, the Dale City Knights of Columbus have presented teddy bears — 350 of them — to the Prince William County Police Department.
The teddy bears are kept in police cars and given to children and others at accident scenes and other traumatic events.